On a picnic with her family, Elvy Akuma hunts for Suncatchers, shells of a native Jad land-mollusk. But she finds something else entirely: an ancient artifact that may belong to the fabled Travelers. It just might save her father’s job at the Jad Cultural Center. If it doesn’t re-ignite a devastating war between the Humans and Chion, that is.
A 9750 word Novelette by J.A. Marlow.
Universe: Galactic Commonwealth, ten years after the Human-Chion war.
[...] result was a 7127 word short story, which just happens to be a sequel for Elvy from “Glint of a Suncatcher!” Go [...]